Tôhoku ("north-east") is the north-eathern region on the main island of Honshû, the Sea of Japan in the west, the Pazific Ocean in the east  and the Tsuruga Straits in the north. There are 10 millions people living in Tôhoku and the area includes six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi und Yamagata.